Combined corset-cover and undervest.



M Ki BENNETT.

COMBXNBD CORSET COVER AND UNDERVEST.

set of shoulder straps or pieces,

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M KATHARINE BENNETT, OF ENGLEWQOD, NEW JERSEY.

COMBINED TCDRSET-C0VER AND NDERVEST.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

Application filed March '7, 1908. Serial No. 419,781.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, M KATHARINE BEN- NETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Englewood, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Corset-Cover and Un'dervest; and I do hereby `declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as .will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention, relates to improvements in combination under vest and corset cover, and has for 'an object the provision of a garment that discloses only one upper edge and one and yet su pl plies what might be termed an inner and outer under garment.

Another object in view is the provision of a garment formed with a comparatively short under vest to be worn under the corset, and a second garment secured to the garment worn under the corset along the upper edge, and designed to be used as an ordinary corset cover.

With these and other objects in view the invention comprises certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed. Y

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a garment formed according to the present invention. Fig. 2 isa longitudinal vertical section through the garment shown in Fig. 1.

In the construction of an under garment according to the present invention l provide a corset cover 1 that may be of any desired structure having a neck openingZ and arm openings 3 and 11 that naturally form therebetween shoulder straps 5 and 6. The corset cover or chemise 1 is formed at its upper end with any desired fancy work and also a ribbon as 7 that maybe arranged on the order l of a draw-string as may be desired. Secured along the upper end ofthe corset cover 1 and preferably sewed to the same around the openings 2, 3 and 4 is an under vest S that 1s designed to iit beneath thencorset 9 andl preferably extend only a short distance below the lower edge thereof. By this construction and arrangement the stantially emerges into the garment or corset cover 1 at the upper end and thus presents only one neck opening and arm openings and therefore only one set of shoulder straps or l Suspenders. Y

'l'he under vest 8 is preferably formed closed Aboth front and back but the outer garment or corset cover 1 is preferably formed open in the front from the bottom up to near the neck opening and may be held closed by any desired means as a row of buttons and button holes provided on the garment directly, or upon strips and the strips sewed in place. Itwill be obvious, however, that the garment could be made closed both in front and back and yet accomplish the ob.- jects of the invention; By the con1""ruction of the'two garments as set forth the `Iaparation-of the two garments is prevented and a neat appearance is also presented by the provision of only one setof shoulder straps in case an outer garmentis worn of thin material. lt will also be evident that the corset cover 1 may'be long or short as may be desired Within thespirit of the invention. lt will also be evident that the two garments may be held together by the ribbon or drawv string 7, insteady of being sewed, and yet present the same advantages. It will also be noted that the under vest could be secured in position along the line of the lower edge of the arm openings and thereby obviate the passing a part of the under garment over the shoulder underneath the shoulder straps 5 and 6; y The principal feature of the present invention is the provision of an under vest and corset cover formed in two'distinct parts and then secured together at or near their upper end. The under vest may be secured a ong the line of the lower edge of the arm openings or may be sewed around the arm openings andthe neck-opening as above set forth.

`lvlhat l claim is:

- A body garment of the class described l comprised of two garment sections, each ot the said garment sections being provided under vest 8 sub-` edge and with asm openings, the said gernnbe neck openmg. le

y 1 v ment sectlcns bcmg umted contmuously n tcstxmony Wncecf mix my slgcstue m presence ci Jcw@ witnesses.

along "che edges of the neck and arm openings, the cute one of the two sections being M KATHARNE BENNETT,

z'cvded with a slit which extends from the Witnesses:

lower edge to a point adjacent to the upper ege c its neck opening, and a, draw-Strang 'mth neck o enin havin a continucus threaded three hboh *ermems for eust P g g g y FRANK; W. Ccwmess 

